Originally Posted by
Scissor Queen
Plus they don't come in very many colors so you're limited if you're using them for quilting. Most prewound bobbins are really for embroidery because they're very fine thread and most of them are poly.
signature bobbins are 100% cotton, as are the Masterpiece. The Masterpiece ones come in MANY, MANY colors!
I use them all. THe masterpieces is great for machine applique where you only need a tiny bit of thread, but need lots of colors!
For paperpiecing I do wind my own using a 60wt cotton thread from YLI.
And 50 bobbins is not too many!
If getting the paper bobbins, the manufacturers recommend you remove the top cardboard ring. This eliminates the issue of "will it fit". Also know that standard machines use "L" bobbins and longarms use "M" bobbins.
I have never used the prewound plastic bobbins..felt like they were cheap thread and even cheaper bobbins!